by William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939)
X. Her Anxiety Matches original text
Language: English
Earth in beauty dressed Awaits returning spring. All true love must die, Alter at the best Into some lesser thing. Prove that I lie. Such body lovers have, Such exacting breath, That they touch or sigh. Every touch they give, Love is nearer death. Prove that I lie.
Composition:
- Set to music by Stanley Grill (b. 1953), "X. Her Anxiety", 2020, copyright © 2020 [ soprano and piano ], from Selections from 'Words for Music Perhaps', no. 3, confirmed with an online score
Text Authorship:
- by William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939), "Her anxiety", appears in The Winding Stair, first published 1929
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-19
Line count: 12
Word count: 48